La invención de Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares(
Book
)
277
editions published
between
1940
and
2014
in
18
languages
and held by
1,811
libraries
worldwide
Jorge Luis Borges declared The Invention of Morel a masterpiece of plotting, comparable to The Turn of The Screw and Journey to the Center of the Earth. Set on a mysterious island, Bioy's novella is a story of suspense and exploration, as well as a wonderfully unlikely romance, in which every detail is at once crystal clear and deeply mysterious. Inspired by Bioy Casares's fascination with the movie star Louise Brooks, The Invention of Morel has gone on to live a secret life of its own. Greatly admired by Julio Cortazar, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Octavio Paz, the novella helped to usher in Latin American fiction's now famous postwar boom. As the model for Alain Resnais and Alain Robbe-Grillet's Last Year in Marienbad, it also changed the history of film

Chronicles of Bustos Domecq by Jorge Luis Borges(
Book
)
65
editions published
between
1963
and
2011
in
9
languages
and held by
1,262
libraries
worldwide
Belletristik : Argentinien ; Gesellschaftskritik

The dream of heroes by Adolfo Bioy Casares(
Book
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95
editions published
between
1954
and
2012
in
9
languages
and held by
1,128
libraries
worldwide
Lotgevallen van een aantal Argentijnen in de periode rond carnaval in 1927

Asleep in the sun by Adolfo Bioy Casares(
Book
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73
editions published
between
1973
and
2005
in
8
languages
and held by
1,119
libraries
worldwide
From the Publisher: Lucio, a normal man in a normal (nosy) city neighborhood with normal problems with his wife (not the easiest person to get along with) and family and job (he lost it) finds he has a much bigger problem: his wife is a dog. At first, it doesn't seem like such a problem, because the German shepherd inhabiting his wife's body is actually a good deal more agreeable than his wife herself, now occupying the body of the same German shepherd in a mental hospital run by scientists who, it appears, have designs on the whole neighborhood. But then Lucio has a sense, however confused, of what's right, which is an even bigger problem yet. Asleep in the Sun is the great work of the Argentine master Adolfo Bioy Casares's later years. Like his legendary Invention of Morel, it is an intoxicating mixture of fantasy, sly humor, and menace. Whether read as a fable of modern politics, a meditation on the elusive parameters of the self, or a most unusual love story, Bioy's book is an almost scarily perfect comic turn, as well as a pure delight

A plan for escape by Adolfo Bioy Casares(
Book
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82
editions published
between
1945
and
2009
in
12
languages
and held by
1,090
libraries
worldwide
A Plan for Escape is a weird, engrossing novel, bound to captivate--if not totally satisfy--most readers. The story revolves around Henri Nevers, a Frenchman sent by his father to a post at a penal colony in French Guiana. Arriving at Cayenne, the seat of government, Nevers learns that the governor, Castel, has deserted Cayerme to "be alone with the prisoners" on the islands. When Nevers ferries to the islands, Castel meets him with delight as "an educated collaborator." Nevers intuits that "Castel's interest in social and prison matters is strictly sadistic," and he tries to remain uninvolved. Confronted by inmates' allusive remarks and his own observations, however, he is compelled to follow the clues that lead him to unearth the horrible results of Castel's reign. Despite the novel's horrors, its tone is eerily distanced by its point of view: The tale is narrated by Nevers' uncle who has pieced it together from his nephew's letters. This perspective allows for holes in the story which readers who demand closure may not accept. (What-they might ask-is Nevers' motivation for making his last, dangerous trip?) Other readers will enjoy puzzling over the small mysteries left after the main mystery is solved. The relationship between prisoners and keepers is a dominant theme. As one character states, "Conscience and prisons are incompatible." This theme proceeds from Argentinian writer Bioy-Casares' reaction to accounts of Nazism in 1945, and it also-as others have noted--predicts the systematic tortures that would take place in his country in the 1970s. --Independent Publisher

The book of fantasy(
Book
)
7
editions published
between
1988
and
1990
in
English
and held by
821
libraries
worldwide
"Collection of stories drawn from all the literatures of the world."

The adventures of a photographer in La Plata by Adolfo Bioy Casares(
Book
)
59
editions published
between
1982
and
2005
in
6
languages
and held by
771
libraries
worldwide
Naive provincial photographer, Nicolasito Almanza, is sent to La Plata to take photographs of that city. He meets Don Juan Lombardo and his two daughters, and is swept into their lives, donating blood to the old gentleman, and making love to the daughters. Are the Lombardos sincere or are they swindlers? Needless to say, in short time, Almanza becomes somewhat less naive

Extraordinary tales by Jorge Luis Borges(
Book
)
9
editions published
between
1971
and
1990
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
601
libraries
worldwide

Historias de amor by Adolfo Bioy Casares(
Book
)
72
editions published
between
1972
and
2012
in
7
languages
and held by
577
libraries
worldwide

Poesía gauchesca by Jorge Luis Borges(
Book
)
11
editions published
between
1955
and
1984
in
Spanish and Undetermined
and held by
507
libraries
worldwide

Libro del cielo y del infierno by Jorge Luis Borges(
Book
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51
editions published
between
1960
and
2011
in
6
languages
and held by
466
libraries
worldwide
An anthology of essays, quotes,proverbs and poetry concerning concepts of heaven and hell by authors from many countries and times selected by two Argentinian authors

El héroe de las mujeres by Adolfo Bioy Casares(
Book
)
43
editions published
between
1978
and
2014
in
5
languages
and held by
458
libraries
worldwide

Los mejores cuentos policiales by Adolfo Bioy Casares(
Book
)
80
editions published
between
1943
and
2007
in
4
languages
and held by
419
libraries
worldwide

Los que aman, odian by Silvina Ocampo(
Book
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44
editions published
between
1946
and
2010
in
6
languages
and held by
409
libraries
worldwide